To Feel Even as I Once Knew
byIn Book I of the Consolation of Philosophy, Lady Philosophy visits her suffering disciple as a bright-eyed woman with a remarkable outfit: “Her garments…
Domestic Arts
Reclaim, Restore, Redeem
byI began working wood in earnest when, during graduate school, a discount-store shelving unit nearly collapsed under my growing collection of books. My wife…
Liturgy and Housework
byLast weekend, I had 24 hours without husband and kids. I fully intended to read three books, drink endless cups of tea and sleep…
Domestic Arts and a Sense of Place
byThe new feminism of the mid-20th century brought several opportunities and expectations for women. Among them was the idea that women no longer had…
Introducing the Domestic Arts Symposium
byNext week, Transpositions will be hosting a symposium on the Domestic Arts. Topics will range from domestic arts and place, woodworking, textiles, domesticity and worship, and baking…
Eating to Survive or Eating to Live?
byEating, like clothing and shelter, is a necessity. But just as every culture discovers and develops ways of building shelters and designing clothing based…